Finn had heard the rumours. Who wouldn't have, when Mr Dean Thurstone's authority was directly challenged?
Elio was all words about his admiration for little Alora and the stunt she had pulled on the his father. The old man was a frantic mess after the Hemming family threatened a lawsuit for 'Mistreatment of Children,' against him. His ego wouldn't let Alora win and maybe he would have legally won if he took it to court...
But when has man not succumbed to the biased authority of his superiors?
Dean Elijah Thurstone was forced by the Board of Directors to pass an ammendment in the school rules. The new act granted a few "golden brain" students, who used their left brain and right brain with equal intensity, to be allowed to study in both the courses.
Only if they dared to apply.